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NAVEEN SHANKAR SHARMA

NAVEEN SHANKAR SHARMA

Jaipur

Summary

Results-driven Procurement Manager known for highly productive and efficient task completion. Possess specialized skills in strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, and supplier relationship management. Excel in communication, problem-solving, and teamwork, ensuring successful procurement operations.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

General Sourcing Cum Procurement Manager

Om Shiv Enterprises
Jaipur
08.2024 - Current
  • Participated in trade shows or conferences related to procurement topics to stay abreast of industry developments.
  • Assisted in developing departmental policies related to procurement procedures and practices.
  • Identified potential vendors and evaluated them according to price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability and sustainability.
  • Investigated discrepancies between purchase orders and invoices received from vendors.
  • Coordinated activities across various departments such as marketing, finance, operations to ensure timely completion of procurement processes.
  • Developed and maintained effective relationships with suppliers and negotiated contracts with them.
  • Performed risk assessments and forecasts on potential contracts and business decisions.
  • Collaborated with other departments such as engineering or production teams during the development phase of new projects.
  • Analyzed purchasing trends and identified opportunities for consolidating orders and leveraging volume discounts.
  • Reviewed existing company contracts and negotiated contract terms and revisions with vendors.
  • Verified purchase requisitions by comparing items requested to master list.
  • Located vendors of materials, equipment or supplies to conduct interviews, determining product availability and terms of sales.
  • Led initiative for new purchasing protocol proposal and implementation.
  • Utilized computer systems to track shipments and material deliveries.
  • Maintained up-to-date records of all purchases made by the organization including invoices, contracts.

General Sourcing Cum Procurement Manager India

Launchpad Yoga Rug LLC (USA)
Jaipur
11.2022 - 07.2024
  • Identified potential vendors and evaluated them according to price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability and sustainability.
  • Performed risk assessments and forecasts on potential contracts and business decisions.
  • Implemented stock optimization strategies and minimized product loss.
  • Developed procurement budgets to reduce unnecessary expenditures.
  • Managed the procurement process from purchase order generation to delivery of goods or services.
  • Analyzed market and delivery systems to determine present and future material availability.
  • Developed systems for tracking inventory levels at all times so that critical supplies were not depleted unexpectedly.
  • Collaborated with other departments such as engineering or production teams during the development phase of new projects.
  • Implemented strategies for cost reduction through improved terms of payment or better pricing structures.
  • Prepared daily, weekly and monthly procurement reports for supervisor review.
  • Reviewed existing contracts on a regular basis to ensure compliance with company requirements.
  • Reviewed supply levels and aging inventory to forecast purchasing needs.
  • Built long-term relationships with company vendors and suppliers to secure optimal prices.
  • Maintained up-to-date records of all purchases made by the organization including invoices, contracts.

Sourcing Cum Procurement Specialist(Freelancer Full Time)

Taj Oriental Rugs
Jaipur
01.2021 - 09.2022
  • Conducted comprehensive research and data analysis to support strategic planning and informed decision-making.
  • Developed and maintained effective relationships with suppliers and negotiated contracts with them.
  • Performed quality control by inspecting materials and disposing of damaged products.
  • Delegated tasks to procurement teams to expedite work processes.
  • Implemented strategies for cost reduction through improved terms of payment or better pricing structures.
  • Managed inventory levels to ensure availability of materials for production.
  • Ordered new materials to prevent shortages and approved delivery details and times.
  • Implemented stock optimization strategies and minimized product loss.
  • Unloaded items from delivery trucks and transported materials to correct facility locations.
  • Identified dead inventory and created solutions for excess liquidation through creative inventory management solutions.
  • Organized and prioritized projects.
  • Collaborated with other departments such as engineering or production teams during the development phase of new projects.

Internship Student

Videocon
Jaipur
06.2008 - 12.2020
  • Market Research on Refrigerators
  • Shadowed staff and learned advanced work.
  • Assisted with event planning, support and execution of virtual and in-person engagements.
  • Evaluated needs of departments and delegated tasks to optimize overall production.
  • Created plans to propose solutions to problems related to efficiency, costs or profits.
  • Organized client meetings to provide project updates.
  • Achieved cost-savings by developing functional solutions to problems.
  • Provided excellent service and attention to customers when face-to-face or through phone conversations.

Sourcing Cum Procurement Specialist (Full Time Freelancer)

Manglam Arts
Jaipur
04.2011 - 11.2020

Company Overview: Mangalam Arts (Durgapur, Jaipur)

Industry - Import and Export.

I have completed many projects under the payroll of Manglam Arts.

I have procured and sourced the projects listed below: block printers and block makers, women's apparel, Organic knitted garments, and men's apparel. Silk, linen, and cotton fabric manufacturers, screen printing, tailors, Bagru printing, hand-knotted carpets and rugs, hand weavers, silver utensils manufacturers, saree hand workers, silver casting, hand-knotted carpets and rugs, hand weavers in the Nagpur district, tying and dyeing work, iron crafts, brass crafts, white metal crafts, crockery products and crafts, gold printing, artists, hand-knotted carpets and rugs, garment factories, wool yarn manufacturers in Rajasthan, carpenters, wood suppliers, transporters, digital machine distributors, cotton suppliers, handicraft items, bone suppliers, iron industrial furniture manufacturers and suppliers, glass manufacturers, textile colleges, dung gas, bath mats, Chamba rumal embroidery, felt carpet manufacturers, soof (geometric) embroidery manufacturers, pullan footwear manufacturers, mural paintings, Ahir embroidery, Toda embroidery, golden grass crafts, wrought iron crafts manufacturers, Bhil arts, crewel embroidery, paper mache crafts, golden grass crafts, pottery utensils and crafts, bamboo and cane craft, Idu Mishmi textiles and garments, brass-embroidered coconut crafts, Navalgund rugs, Kasuti embroidery, Sholapith (eponymous) stem crafts, Kullu shawls and stoles, Khatamband construction arts, Tangaliya shawls, Aranmula Kannadi (handmade metal-alloy mirror), Pattu Pai grass mats, Longpi pottery, crochet crafts, Goa, bamboo crafts, bamboo and cane craft, Khwada pottery, Sualkuchi silk textiles, Miao carpets, Pembarthy metal handicraft from Telangana, silver filigree handicraft, wooden toy crafts, lacquerware craft, Dhokra handicraft, and handloom silk and cotton durries (rugs).

Project Coordinator

Akansha Special School
Jaipur
06.2010 - 04.2011
  • Company Overview: Industry - NGO
  • Develop and execute action plans for increased market awareness of NGO
  • Making marketing plan and execution
  • Data Collection by primary data collection methods
  • Data Collection by Marketing Campaign around the City
  • Generation fund for NGO
  • Industry - NGO

Education

PGDBM - Marketing Management, HR Management

Gyanvihar International School of Business Management (ISBM)
Jaipur
06.2009

PG Diploma - Retail Management

DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD UNIVERSITY
Jaipur, India
06.2009

Skills

  • Product tracking
  • Supply chain planning
  • Effective communication
  • Purchasing
  • Demand forecasting
  • Supply chain forecasting
  • Quality control
  • Process improvements
  • New vendor setup
  • Price negotiation
  • Purchasing strategies
  • Purchasing processes
  • Supplier relationship management

Hobbies and Interests

  • Travelling different places
  • Listening to music
  • Internet surfing
  • Playing cricket

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 07/15/1979

Address: 58,  Kundan Nagar, Opposite_ Wireless Office,  Sanganer (Jaipur )-302033

Timeline

General Sourcing Cum Procurement Manager

Om Shiv Enterprises
08.2024 - Current

General Sourcing Cum Procurement Manager India

Launchpad Yoga Rug LLC (USA)
11.2022 - 07.2024

Sourcing Cum Procurement Specialist(Freelancer Full Time)

Taj Oriental Rugs
01.2021 - 09.2022

Sourcing Cum Procurement Specialist (Full Time Freelancer)

Manglam Arts
04.2011 - 11.2020

Project Coordinator

Akansha Special School
06.2010 - 04.2011

Internship Student

Videocon
06.2008 - 12.2020

PGDBM - Marketing Management, HR Management

Gyanvihar International School of Business Management (ISBM)

PG Diploma - Retail Management

DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD UNIVERSITY
NAVEEN SHANKAR SHARMA